Calvin G. Butler, Jr

Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Gas and Electric

Profile

Calvin G. Butler Jr. became chief executive officer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) on March 1, 2014. Butler previously served as BGE’s senior vice president, regulatory and external affairs. In that role, he was responsible for executing the utility’s strategic direction and cultivating relationships with government, regulatory, community and other key stakeholders. Butler also served as Exelon’s senior vice president of corporate affairs and held other leadership positions within Exelon and BGE’s sister utility, ComEd. Butler played a critical role in helping to successfully navigate company and stakeholder relations during the merger between Exelon and Constellation Energy.

Professional History

Before joining Exelon in 2008, Butler held leadership positions for eight years with the print, digital and supply chain solutions company RR Donnelley, including vice president of manufacturing, senior director of government affairs, and senior vice president of external affairs. Butler also managed RR Donnelley’s supplier diversity and government sales groups and served as president of the RR Donnelley’s nonprofit foundation. Butler spent his early career with CILCORP (Central Illinois Light Co.), where he worked in government affairs, legal and operations.

Civic Involvement

Butler is very active in civic and community relations. While living in Chicago, he served on the boards of Leadership Greater Chicago, the Illinois Energy Association, the Chicago Public Library Foundation, Voices for Illinois Children and Econ Illinois. Butler was appointed chairman of the board of directors for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in 2008 and 2009, and was also chosen to join the Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change. Butler currently serves on the board of directors for the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore and the Maryland Zoological Society (Maryland Zoo in Baltimore) and chair of the American Heart Walk 2014. Butler has received several honors and recognitions for his business, civic and community contributions. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, he was recognized by Uptown Professional Magazine as one of the top “100 Executives in America.” He was also named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ “40 under 40” emerging leaders in 2008. In 2006, Butler was honored with a Career Focus Eagle award from the National Eagle Leadership Institute. He received a Chicago Tribune and YMCA African-American and Hispanic Leadership Award in 2003, and a Mahogany Foundation Award for Black Achievers in 2002.

Education

Butler earned a bachelor’s degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Mo.